# Mawkahiar, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Mawkahiar

Mawkahiar is a village in [Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/) sub-district of [East Khasi Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **183 people in 53 households**, the 149th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 183people (2011)
- 53households
- 53.1%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Mawkahiar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mawkahiar is 793120.** Mawkahiar falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278176

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mawkahiar from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)34 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Mawkahiar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Mawkahiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawngap
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Mawkahiar known for?

The main crops are **potato, paddy and carrot**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Mawkahiar

Of every 100 households in Mawkahiar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mawkahiar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****11%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****97%**

**30%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**60%

Own their home ****70%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mawkahiar?

■ Mawkahiar · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1353**

**980

Working population ****52.5%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 55.9% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawphlang

- Surokspar191 people
- Demsnoin190 people
- Jani Mawiong188 people
- Nonglwai184 people
- Mawsniang181 people
- Lumpyllun179 people
- Mawshyieng178 people
- Spar Sohiong178 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mawkahiar?793120
- How far is Mawkahiar from Shillong?34 km by road
- What is the population of Mawkahiar?183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mawkahiar in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Mawkahiar?53.1% (Census 2011)